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April 2020 ISSA Web Conference





Recorded (1 Hour Event) on Wednesday, April 8, 2020

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Overview:


ICyber criminals are taking a people-centric approach to phishing attacks. Is your organization taking a people-centric approach to phishing prevention? The sixth annual State of the Phish again delivers critical, actionable insights into the current state of the phishing threat, including:
• The end-user awareness and knowledge gaps that could be negatively impacting your cybersecurity defenses
• The impacts infosec professionals are experiencing as a result of phishing attacks and the ways they’re attempting to combat these threats
• How organizations are delivering phishing awareness training, and the ways they measure program success
You will see data related to the following:

3,500+ technology user insights: Results of a third-party survey of more than 3,500 working adults across seven countries—the United States, Australia, France, Germany, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom—provide a global perspective on the cybersecurity awareness levels of the average end-user.

A survey of more than 600 IT security professionals: Proofpoint surveyed IT security professionals from the same seven countries. They shared insights about what they’re experiencing within their organizations, how they are responding to attacks and the steps they’re taking to improve security postures.

Nearly 50 million simulated phishing emails: Proofpoint compiled and analyzed data from nearly 50 million simulated phishing emails sent to end-users over a one-year period via its cloud-based Security Education Platform.

More than 9 million reported emails: Proofpoint logged more than 9 million emails reported by their customers’ end users over a 12-month span. Their analysis of this data helps to prove out the importance of establishing easy-to-use reporting channels for employees.

19 industries: Proofpoint compares and contrasts failure rates and reporting rates among organizations across 19 industries.

 

Moderator:

Robert Martin, Sr. Security Engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc.


Robert Martin is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional with over thirteen years of experience in information security. He holds a Master of Science in Network Technology with a concentration in Information Security. He also holds a Cyber Security Masters Certification. He is a Sr. Security Engineer for Cisco Systems, Inc. in RTP, NC. Robert specializes in areas such as risk management, regulatory compliance, security solutions architecture, security audits, vulnerability assessments, and penetration testing. From 2012-2015, Robert served as President of the Raleigh Chapter of the Information Systems Security Association. During that time, the chapter membership grew at a rate of 125%. Currently, Robert serves on the Raleigh ISSA Board as the Sponsorships Director. Robert is committed to serving the community through outreach by expanding the chapter’s mission to students and military. He has held several other IT Security Advisory Board positions over the years with a focus to bring about awareness of information security threats in an ever changing global IT Security economy.
 

Speakers:

Gretel Egan, Security Awareness Training Strategist, Proofpoint

Gretel Egan is the Security Awareness and Training Strategist for Proofpoint. A graduate of Carnegie Mellon University, she has extensive experience in researching and developing cybersecurity education content and was named one of “10 Security Bloggers to Follow” by IDG Enterprise. Gretel has written and provided commentary for national, industry, and trade publications, and has previously presented at events hosted by SecureWorld, Infosecurity Europe, ISACA, SC Media, and others.


Paige Yeater, Director, Information Security Program Management, Mainstay Technologies

Paige is the Director of Information Security Program Management at Mainstay Technologies. In this role, she works with clients across many industries, of many sizes, supporting their Information Security Programs.
With an MBA from The Citadel, and close to 20 years of experience in training, client operations and program management, she works to align business operations with Security and Compliance requirements. Most of her time is spent working with clients to educate them on their security risk and compliance requirements, and to align their business processes with a strong security posture. Her love of a well written policy has proven to be beneficial in this role!
Paige leverages her time in the training field to work with clients on their training and awareness programs, to ensure that their staff is well educated, aware and alert, and can help protect the organization from Security threats.
In addition to her work at Mainstay, Paige and her husband are raising two great kids who know the value of a long and complex password and she enjoys spending time outdoors, with family, and is an Indoor Cycling Instructor for her local YMCA.


Steve Sanders, Vice President, Internal Audit, CSI

Steve Sanders is an experienced cybersecurity and audit expert who specializes in helping board members and senior management excel in risk oversight. He as an educational background in computer security and data protection, and he possesses more than 15 years of audit experience with a focus on information security, privacy and cybersecurity. Leveraging his significant experience with corporate governance and regulatory oversight, Steve brings the unique ability to simplify these complex topics down to actionable items as well as increase awareness of the real risks institutions are facing today.




  

 
 
 
 

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